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Latreille 1802


Subclass Phyllocarida Packard 1879
Order Leptostraca Claus 1880
Subclass Hoplocarida Calman 1904
Order Stomatopoda Latreille 1817 - mantis shrimps
Subclass Eumalacostraca Grobben 1892
Superorder Syncarida Packard 1885
Order Bathynellacea Chappuis 1915
Order Anaspidacea Calman 1904
Superorder Peracarida Calman 1904
Order Spelaeogriphacea Gordon 1957
Order Thermosbaenacea Monod 1927
Order Lophogastrida Sars 1870
Order Mysida Haworth 1825
Order Mictacea Bowman, Garner, Hessler, Iliffe & Sanders 1985
Order Amphipoda Latreille 1816 - amphipods, sideswimmers, scuds
Order Isopoda Latreille 1817 - sow bugs, pill bugs, isopods, etc.
Order Tanaidacea Dana 1849
Order Cumacea Krøyer 1846
Superorder Eucarida Calman 1904
Order Euphausiacea Dana 1852 – krill
Order Amphionidacea Williamson 1973
Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 - crabs, true shrimp, lobsters,crayfish, etc.
* The classification utilized here follows Martin and Davis (2001): Martin, Joel W. and George W. Davis. 2001. An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series No. 39. i-vii + 124 pp